Prayer opens a glimpse of Jesus's character and lets the Holy Spirit work on your heart. Sometimes transformation feels fast and obvious. Other times it's quieter, but the layers of self keep falling away, making room for Christ's light to shine brighter.
When you are seeking Jesus, when you are in that moment of prayer, you are capturing a glimpse of who he is, and the Holy Spirit begins to work on your heart. Some days there's accelerated transformation. We call those encounters with God. Other days you may not feel them. You may not be aware of what he's doing. There's a little change happening. There's transformation. As you pray, the layers of self begin to fall away, making way for the light of Christ to shine more brightly through you. And as you face him, The Holy Spirit makes you like him. It's not possible to spend time with Jesus and not become more like him. Are there more stubborn areas within us that take a little while longer? Yes. But little by little, you're decreasing, he's increasing. Little by little, no longer I live, but Christ lives in me.
